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Alphabet Stock Sinks 8% as AI Spending Surges and Revenue Falls Short
Investor Concerns Mount as Alphabet's AI Investments Weigh on Market Value Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, faced a sharp market setback as its stock plunged 8% on February 5, wiping out $211 billion in market value. The decline, Alphabet's steepest since October 2023, was triggered by
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Alphabet's stock plunges on revenue miss and high AI spending - SiliconANGLE
Alphabet's stock plunges on revenue miss and high AI spending Investors bailed on Google LLC's parent company Alphabet Inc. in late trading today after it posted fourth-quarter revenue that fell short of Wall Street's expectations. The company only just came in ahead of expectations on earnings
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Alphabet's stock plunges on revenue miss and AI spending largesse - SiliconANGLE
Alphabet's stock plunges on revenue miss and AI spending largesse Investors bailed on Google LLC's parent company Alphabet Inc. in late-trading today after it posted disappointing fourth-quarter revenue that fell short of Wall Street's expectations. The company only just came in ahead of
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Google's Finances Are in Chaos as the Company Flails at Unpopular AI
Google's parent company Alphabet failed to hit sales targets, falling a 0.1 percent short of Wall Street's revenue expectations -- a fraction of a point that's seen the company's stock slide almost eight percent today, in its worst performance since October 2023. It's also a sign of the times: as
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Google slammed with $200B stock hit over AI spending fears, slowing...
Google parent Alphabet's stock plunged by more than 8% -- wiping out more than $200 billlion in market value -- after the search giant unveiled plans for a massive uptick in AI-related spending despite a slowdown in revenue. Google and other US tech firms are facing intense investor scrutiny over
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Alphabet's Stock Drops After Google Cloud Miss; Investors Wary of $75B Data Center Spending
Analysts warn Alphabet faces tougher competition from AI-powered search tools like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot. Alphabet's fourth-quarter revenue fell short of expectations, sending shares down 9% on Wall Street. Investors are wary of the company's $75 billion AI-driven capital spending, well
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Google Parent Alphabet's Stock Tumbles Amid Worries Whether AI Spending Will Pay Off
Some analysts suggested the investment could help drive growth as Alphabet raises its capacity to meet demand. Shares of Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL) tumbled Wednesday as several analysts lowered their price targets for the stock, citing concerns about the tech giant's weaker-than-expected cloud
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Alphabet shares tumble after revenue miss, cloud sales disappoint
STORY: Google parent Alphabet shares slid in after-hours trade Tuesday after its cloud unit posted weak sales and despite the company announcing a plan to spend big on AI. The tech giant said it would spend $75 billion on its AI buildout this year- 29% more than Wall Street expected. However
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Google's A.I. Spending Spree Spooks Wall Street
Google parent company Alphabet is spending money more quickly than making it. Alphabet (GOOGL), the parent company of Google (GOOGL), is looking to spend a staggering $75 billion in 2025 to "accelerate" its A.I. progress, the company said in its fourth-quarter earnings report yesterday (Feb. 4).
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Alphabet shares fall 8% as cloud growth concerns and AI spending rattle investors
Alphabet shares fell 8% on Wednesday as investors balked at the Google parent's slowing cloud growth and planned $75 billion capital spending for the year, underscoring growing fears over Big Tech's escalating artificial intelligence costs. The company was on course to lose roughly $180 billion in
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Google shares slide on spending plans despite sales jump
Google's parent company Alphabet on Tuesday reported revenue jumped in the recently-ended quarter, but shares sank on concerns it may be pouring too much money into artificial intelligence. Google and rivals are spending billions of dollars on data centers and more for AI, while meaningful returns
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Google parent Alphabet's earnings disappoint Wall Street amid stiff AI competition
Revenue slowdown reflects 'challenging year' firm has had and 2025 may be year it loses competitive edge, say analysts Shares of Google's parent company Alphabet fell more than 6% after the company reported a slight miss in expected revenue on Tuesday. The company reported $96.5bn, compared with
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Alphabet reported a revenue miss that sent the stock tumbling. What analysts are saying
Despite Alphabet's disappointing fourth-quarter results , many Wall Street analysts remain optimistic that the company's artificial intelligence investments will pay off. Alphabet's revenue of $96.47 billion in the prior quarter fell short of the $96.56 billion forecast by analysts, according to
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Alphabet faces scrutiny on AI spending as Google cloud growth slows
Alphabet's capital expenditure is estimated to have been $50 billion for last year, according to LSEG, with more planned for 2025 to support its cloud expansion and AI-driven search features, including summaries, which are vital to defending its market share and attracting more ad revenue.Alphabet
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Alphabet Faces Scrutiny on AI Spending as Google Cloud Growth Slows
(Reuters) - Alphabet will face investor scrutiny over its massive spending on AI when it reports earnings on Tuesday, as revenue growth at the Google parent likely slowed in the holiday quarter due to a slowdown in its advertising and cloud businesses. Like other U.S. technology heavyweights,
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Alphabet Faces Scrutiny on AI Spending as Google Cloud Growth Slows
Alphabet will face investor scrutiny over its massive spending on AI when it reports earnings on Tuesday, as revenue growth at the Google parent likely slowed in the holiday quarter due to a slowdown in its advertising and cloud businesses. Like other US technology heavyweights, Alphabet faces new
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Alphabet shares fall more than 7% on revenue miss, AI investment boost
CEO of Alphabet and Google Sundar Pichai in Warsaw, Poland on March 29, 2022. Alphabet shares dropped more than 7% premarket Wednesday after the search giant fell short of Wall Street's fourth-quarter revenue expectations and announced big spending plans for its ongoing artificial intelligence
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Alphabet plans massive capex hike, reports cloud revenue growth slowed
Alphabet plans to spend $75 billion on AI buildout in 2025, significantly surpassing Wall Street's expectations. This substantial investment includes building servers and data centers. Meanwhile, the company's cloud revenue growth has slowed, raising investor concerns over profitability and capital
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Alphabet stock falls after missing revenue expectations despite strong momentum
What DeepSeek's AI breakthrough means for Meta, OpenAI, and Nvidia The Google parent reported revenues of $96.5 billion for the fourth quarter -- a 12% increase year over year. Alphabet reported earnings of $2.15 per share -- up 31% from the previous year, and net income of $26.5 billion for the
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Alphabet shares fall as growth in the AI-backed cloud business slows
Alphabet has reported fourth quarter earnings that missed analysts' estimates in revenue as growth in Google Cloud slowed. Google's parent, Alphabet, missed market expectations in a key metric - Google Cloud growth - during the fourth quarter, resulting in a more than 7% drop in its share price in
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Google's holiday ad boost can't ease AI letdown fears
Google's digital ad sales continued to grow at a healthy clip during the holiday season, but that wasn't enough to offset investors' worries about whether its big bet on artificial intelligence will be as lucrative as once envisioned SAN FRANCISCO -- Google's digital ad sales continued to grow at
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Google's $75 billion bet on AI is more than most nation's GDP -- but investors aren't impressed
Google's big spending spurs AI advancement, but DeepSeek proves that AI success doesn't require a billion-dollar price tag On Tuesday, Google's Q4 2024 earnings call revealed much about how the company plans to spend its megabucks in the year ahead. And few ambitions of expenditure stood as lofty
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Alphabet Revenue Disappoints on Weak Cloud Sales
Sign up for the On Tech newsletter. Get our best tech reporting from the week. Get it sent to your inbox. Alphabet, Google's parent company, reported sales that narrowly fell short of Wall Street's expectations, weighed down by disappointing growth in the company's cloud-computing division, which
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Alphabet Falls on Cloud Growth Fears | The Motley Fool
Alphabet's fourth-quarter financials showed solid gains. Overall sales growth of 12% came in just shy of the consensus forecast among those following the stock, with Google Search, YouTube, and various other services helping to produce consistent growth. Net income climbed 28% year over year, and a
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Google's rising holiday season ad sales not enough to ease AI worries | BreakingNews.ie
Google's digital ad sales continued to grow at a healthy clip during the holiday season, but that was not enough to offset investors' worries about whether its big bet on artificial intelligence will be as lucrative as once envisioned. The October-December results released on Tuesday by Google
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Google-Parent Alphabet Plunges 7% In Wednesday Pre-Market: What's Going On? Alphabet Plunges 7% In Pre-Market As Cloud Revenue Disappoints And AI Spending Surges - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)
The Class A and Class C shares of Alphabet Inc. GOOG GOOGL plunged 7.10 % and 6.9% respectively in pre-market hours trading on Wednesday following the company's fourth-quarter earnings announcement on Feb. 5. What Happened: Despite reporting revenue growth, Alphabet's cloud revenue fell short of
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Google's ad sales rose at robust rate in holiday season, but AI-driven numbers let down investors
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google's digital ad sales continued to grow at a healthy clip during the holiday season, but that wasn't enough to offset investors' worries about whether its big bet on artificial intelligence will yield as big a jackpot as once envisioned. The October-December results
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Google Parent Alphabet Plans to Spend $75B This Year, as Big Tech Goes All in on AI
The announcement comes after Microsoft and Meta also said they would commit tens of billions of dollars in capital expenditures to support their AI ambitions. Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL) said it plans to invest $75 billion in capital expenditures this year, as it joins Big Tech rivals in
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Alphabet Likely to Face Investor Questions About AI-Related Capital Expenditures | PYMNTS.com
When Google parent company Alphabet reports earnings Tuesday (Feb. 4), it is reportedly likely to face questions from investors about the amount it is spending on artificial intelligence (AI). The company is estimated to have spent $50 billion on AI in 2024 and is expected to spend more in 2025,
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Google's Ad Sales Rose at Robust Rate in Holiday Season, but AI-Driven Numbers Let Down Investors
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google's digital ad sales continued to grow at a healthy clip during the holiday season, but that wasn't enough to offset investors' worries about whether its big bet on artificial intelligence will yield as big a jackpot as once envisioned. The October-December results
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Alphabet Slides After Cloud Sales Fall Short of Expectations
(Bloomberg) -- Google parent Alphabet Inc. posted fourth-quarter revenue that missed analysts' expectations as growth in its cloud business slowed. The shares fell more than 8%. Sales, excluding partner payouts, were $81.6 billion, Alphabet said Tuesday in a statement. Analysts had projected $82.8
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Alphabet Q4 Earnings Highlights: AI, Cloud, YouTube Momentum Continues, $75 Billion CapEx Guidance Spooks Investors - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)
AI, Cloud and YouTube segments show strong momentum, the company says. Tech giant Alphabet Inc GOOGGOOGL reported fourth-quarter financial results after the market close Tuesday. Here are the key highlights. What Happened: Alphabet announced fourth-quarter total revenue of $96.5 billion, up 12%
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Google boss expects to spend $75B on AI this year
Google CEO Sundar Pichai expects his company to invest around $75 billion in capital expenditures in 2025 to boost artificial intelligence offerings. "We expect to invest approximately $75 billion in capital expenditures in 2025," Pichai said in a statement in Google parent Alphabet's
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Alphabet outlines $75B CapEx for 2025 with focus on AI and cloud infrastructure (NASDAQ:GOOG)
Sundar Pichai, CEO, highlighted strong Q4 performance driven by AI advancements and a combined annual revenue run rate of $110 billion for Google Cloud and YouTube. He emphasized progress in AI infrastructure, such as Gemini 2.0 Seeking Alpha's Disclaimer: The earnings call insights are
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Google expects to spend $75 billion this year on the AI race
Capital expenditures have become a hot topic as of late as big tech companies race to build infrastructure to support their growing AI ambitions, and today's announcement from Alphabet is clearly meant to keep the company in that conversation. Alphabet spent $32.3 billion on capital expenditures in
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Alphabet faces a significant market setback as its stock drops 8% following a revenue miss and plans for increased AI-related spending, raising investor concerns about the sustainability of its aggressive AI investment strategy.

Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company, experienced a significant market setback as its stock plummeted by 8% on February 5, 2025, wiping out $211 billion in market value
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. This sharp decline, Alphabet's steepest since October 2023, was triggered by a revenue shortfall and concerns over the company's ambitious AI-related spending plans.Alphabet reported fourth-quarter revenue of $96.5 billion, up 12% year-over-year but falling short of Wall Street's expectations of $96.6 billion
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. The company's earnings per share of $2.25 slightly exceeded analyst estimates of $2.213
. Despite the revenue miss, Alphabet's net income rose 28% to $26.3 billion4
.CEO Sundar Pichai announced plans to allocate $75 billion in capital expenditure by 2025, a significant increase from $52.5 billion in the previous year
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. This substantial investment is aimed at building out Alphabet's AI infrastructure, including servers and data centers3
. The company plans to spend between $16 billion and $18 billion on CAPEX in the first quarter of 2025 alone2
.Google Cloud, a key growth driver for Alphabet, reported a 30% increase in revenue to $11.6 billion. However, this fell short of the $12.2 billion analyst estimate and showed a deceleration from the previous quarter's 35% growth
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. Alphabet's finance chief, Anat Ashkenazi, acknowledged that demand for AI products outpaced available capacity3
.The market's response reflects growing investor skepticism about the massive AI investments being made by tech giants. Concerns were further fueled by recent developments from Chinese startup DeepSeek, which claimed to have created a competitive AI model for less than $6 million
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Alphabet's increased AI spending aligns with similar moves by competitors. Meta Platforms announced plans to invest between $60 billion and $65 billion on AI over the next year, while Microsoft has committed up to $80 billion
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. This trend highlights a major shift in tech company strategies, with sizeable investments in AI infrastructure considered essential for future success.Alphabet faces the challenge of convincing investors about the long-term benefits of its AI investments. Jesse Cohen, an analyst at Investing.com, noted that "The street is demanding clearer timelines on when AI spending translates to earnings and sales growth, not just promises"
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. The company will need to demonstrate that its AI bets, including the Gemini models and Workspace integrations, can reignite growth momentum, particularly in its Cloud division3
.As the AI race intensifies, Alphabet's aggressive spending strategy reflects its commitment to maintaining a leading position in the evolving tech landscape. However, the company must balance these investments with investor expectations and demonstrate tangible returns to regain market confidence.
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